Jon Chaiim McConnell
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It's up! Thank you @wallstrait.bsky.social for publishing Deep Fish, a short story about wading in offal, exploding laboratories, and disorienting grief.
Read at: www.wallstrait.com/post/deep-fi...
Read at: www.wallstrait.com/post/deep-fi...
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HELLO AND YES THIS IS GOOD NEWS! We're ecstatic to share that @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social's story collection SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS has been named a FINALIST for the @penamerica.bsky.social 2026 Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!
January 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM
HELLO AND YES THIS IS GOOD NEWS! We're ecstatic to share that @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social's story collection SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS has been named a FINALIST for the @penamerica.bsky.social 2026 Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!
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If you want to support communities terrorized by ICE and DHS while getting query feedback or manuscript critiques, this is the auction for you.
Need a manuscript critique? This literary auction is raising money to support Minnesotans.
In further news of book people showing up for each other, and for the rest of us, a dedicated group of publishing and culture workers has organized an auction to raise funds in support of communiti…
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January 28, 2026 at 4:15 PM
If you want to support communities terrorized by ICE and DHS while getting query feedback or manuscript critiques, this is the auction for you.
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Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
Also our shovel snapped apart and stores are out of stock
Add on to that a now-unusably cracked oven window
We've begun our dishwasher-defrosting routine that's about to last the entire week
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Also our shovel snapped apart and stores are out of stock
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The government authority that oversees the Wilmington Airport may lease space at the Delaware facility to a little-known company, called Daedalus Aviation Corp., that recently struck a contract to sell planes to federal immigration officials for deportation flights.
Wilmington Airport authority to consider lease with new company linked to ICE
The government authority that oversees the Wilmington Airport may lease space at the Delaware facility to a little-known company, called Daedalus Aviation Corp., that reportedly struck a contract recently to sell planes to federal immigration officials for deportation flights.
spotlightdelaware.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The government authority that oversees the Wilmington Airport may lease space at the Delaware facility to a little-known company, called Daedalus Aviation Corp., that recently struck a contract to sell planes to federal immigration officials for deportation flights.
Spiraling after reading slights against Lincoln in the Bardo on my tl
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Spiraling after reading slights against Lincoln in the Bardo on my tl
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Get ready for our AWP fundraising reading, March 5th! ✨PLUS ✨more information TBA soon!!
In the meantime, check out CHARM's important work supporting young writers in Baltimore: buff.ly/tN4Y3pH
In the meantime, check out CHARM's important work supporting young writers in Baltimore: buff.ly/tN4Y3pH
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Get ready for our AWP fundraising reading, March 5th! ✨PLUS ✨more information TBA soon!!
In the meantime, check out CHARM's important work supporting young writers in Baltimore: buff.ly/tN4Y3pH
In the meantime, check out CHARM's important work supporting young writers in Baltimore: buff.ly/tN4Y3pH
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"Return CBP to the border"
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?
January 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM
"Return CBP to the border"
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?
Add on to that a now-unusably cracked oven window
We've begun our dishwasher-defrosting routine that's about to last the entire week
January 26, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Add on to that a now-unusably cracked oven window
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The Feds never left Los Angeles. Don’t forget us. Solidarity with Minneapolis and all communities under siege by federal pigs.
Keep fighting. Hold the line.
Keep fighting. Hold the line.
1/26: 10:15 a.m. CBP 🧊 cluster raids starting in Koreatown, Pico/Union, Salvadoran Corridor this morning.
ICE also in Riverside
ICE also in Riverside
January 26, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The Feds never left Los Angeles. Don’t forget us. Solidarity with Minneapolis and all communities under siege by federal pigs.
Keep fighting. Hold the line.
Keep fighting. Hold the line.
We've begun our dishwasher-defrosting routine that's about to last the entire week
January 25, 2026 at 11:26 PM
We've begun our dishwasher-defrosting routine that's about to last the entire week
I'd be a terrible center, snapping the ball as soon as anyone says anything
January 25, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I'd be a terrible center, snapping the ball as soon as anyone says anything
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Never forget that the reason they are so convinced you’re all getting paid is that they are all getting paid.
The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Never forget that the reason they are so convinced you’re all getting paid is that they are all getting paid.
Enjoying my first post shoveling Pedialyte popsicle of the season
January 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Enjoying my first post shoveling Pedialyte popsicle of the season
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I’m out here in Los Angeles, where hundreds have gathered in response to the ICE execution of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Chants and speeches underway here outside the Federal Building in DTLA. Working multiple cameras today so posts may be sparse
January 25, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I’m out here in Los Angeles, where hundreds have gathered in response to the ICE execution of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Chants and speeches underway here outside the Federal Building in DTLA. Working multiple cameras today so posts may be sparse
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Baltimorioles protesting in force outside the ICE field office. #Baltimore
January 25, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.
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Every Democratic member of Congress should be in Minnesota right now. Every single one.
January 24, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Every Democratic member of Congress should be in Minnesota right now. Every single one.
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Reminder that Nazi soldiers were tried and convicted of war crimes after World War II. These ICE thugs must be held accountable for the murders they have committed.
January 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Reminder that Nazi soldiers were tried and convicted of war crimes after World War II. These ICE thugs must be held accountable for the murders they have committed.
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I'm on the Green Line towards downtown Minneapolis ICE OUT protest.
The train filled immediately. Even 20 stops away from our destination we reached capacity.
People are cheering at every stop when they see people waiting to board because we are all starting to realize how big this is.
The train filled immediately. Even 20 stops away from our destination we reached capacity.
People are cheering at every stop when they see people waiting to board because we are all starting to realize how big this is.
January 23, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I'm on the Green Line towards downtown Minneapolis ICE OUT protest.
The train filled immediately. Even 20 stops away from our destination we reached capacity.
People are cheering at every stop when they see people waiting to board because we are all starting to realize how big this is.
The train filled immediately. Even 20 stops away from our destination we reached capacity.
People are cheering at every stop when they see people waiting to board because we are all starting to realize how big this is.
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This tiny book is an ode to hardcore punk, a subculture that taught me to speak up & speak loudly. These poems hate ICE, they hate AI, & they hate fascism in all its despicable forms.
Support if you can by preordering, & please take care of each other.
“Let us all // grow hoarse with empathy.”
Support if you can by preordering, & please take care of each other.
“Let us all // grow hoarse with empathy.”
January 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This tiny book is an ode to hardcore punk, a subculture that taught me to speak up & speak loudly. These poems hate ICE, they hate AI, & they hate fascism in all its despicable forms.
Support if you can by preordering, & please take care of each other.
“Let us all // grow hoarse with empathy.”
Support if you can by preordering, & please take care of each other.
“Let us all // grow hoarse with empathy.”